Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James became the first player to score 40,000 points in the American Basketball League (NBA) with 26 points in a 124-114 loss to the Denver Nuggets. NBA continued with 5 matches. James, who played with 26 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals in the Lakers’ home loss to the Nuggets, broke new ground in the NBA.
LeBron James reached 40,017 points in the regular season with 26 points against the Nuggets. 39-year-old James, who has the title of the best scorer in NBA history, made history as the first basketball player to reach the 40 thousand points threshold in the regular season. Rui Hachimura scored 23 points, Austin Reaves had 19 points, 14 assists and Anthony Davis had 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Lakers, who suffered their 29th defeat of the season.
Nikola Jokic had 35 points, 10 rebounds, Michael Porter Jr had 25 points, 10 rebounds and Jamal Murray had 24 points and 11 assists for the Nuggets, who are third in the Western Conference and won their 42nd victory, 6 in a row.
DOUBLE-DOUBLE FROM ALPEREN ŞENGÜN
Houston Rockets, for whom national basketball player Alperen Şengün plays, defeated Phoenix Suns 118-109 on the road.
Jalen Green scored 34 points, 9 rebounds and Fred VanVleet contributed to the Rockets’ 26th victory of the season with 24 points and 11 assists. Alperen Şengün, on the other hand, made a “double-double” by playing with 21 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block in the match where he remained on the field for approximately 33 minutes.
Kevin Durant’s 30 points, Devin Booker’s 24 points and Royce O’Neale’s 20 points could not prevent the Suns from suffering their 25th defeat of the season.
On the other hand, national player Ömer Faruk Yurtseven, who plays for Utah Jazz, had a performance of 7 points and 5 rebounds in the away match against Miami Heat, 126-120.
RESULTS
Brooklyn Nets-Atlanta Hawks: 114-102
Miami Heat-Utah Jazz: 126-120
Memphis Grizzlies-Portland Trail Blazers: 100-107 (Overtime)
Los Angeles Lakers-Denver Nuggets: 114-124
Phoenix Suns-Houston Rockets: 109-118